Soviet Sub Power Surges as U.S. Lags in Navy Reach
Jane's Fighting Ships 1977-78 notes Soviet navy exceeds U.S. in submarines by more than three to one and fields a 5,600 mile missile system capable of hitting San Diego or Hawaii. The Kiev class carriers begin to alter balance, with the U.S. still holding 13 carriers in commission and a manpower edge in favor of the all volunteer Navy.
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London
UPS
United States
San Diego
Hawaii
Jones
Jane’s
Johan E. Moore
British Naval Inteligence
West
Soviet Union
America
Jane's
U.S
Park questioned in Seoul over alleged foreign exchange law violations
Korean prosecutors questioned businessman Tongsun Park amid reports he may have violated foreign exchange controls. He drew reporters as he left the Seoul District Prosecutor's Office, with sources saying the probe relates to alleged efforts to influence U.S. congressmen through money and favors connected to the Georgetown Club.
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Seoul
South Korea
UPI
Tongsun Park
U.S
Ahn Kyungsang
Park
Korean Central Inteligence Agency
Kim Hyung-wuk
South Korean
Central Intelligence Agency
United States
Kim
Georgetown Club
Congress
Justice Department
Capitol Hill
Washington
U.S. and China move toward full normalization
U.S. Secretary Vance met twice with Vice Premier Teng Hsiao-ping in Peking as American officials praised the talks as candid and useful. They planned onward steps toward normalizing relations while preserving U.S. commitments to Taiwan. Teng emphasized moving forward, and a Thursday meeting with Premier Hua Kuo-feng was anticipated.
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Peking
UPI
Vance
Teng Hsiao-ping
U.S
Zeng
Communist Party
lJeder
China
Hua Kuo-feng
Teng
Carter
Congress
Washington
Taiwan
Summer Palace
Feng
11Th
Yeh Chien-ying
Liberation Army
Many activities set for 1977 iron county fair
Cedar City hosts the 1977 Iron County Fair opening September 1 with the Miss Iron County Queen Pageant at 8 p.m. in Cedar High Auditorium. The carnival moves to Parowan next day with exhibits, music, horse races, helicopter rides, and a teen dance. Weekend events include a rodeo, judging at Parowan High, and a Weber State Singers show at Parowan High Auditorium.
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Cedar City
Iron County
Cedar High
Parowan
Parowan High School
Parowan High
Parowa
Helicoper
Parown High
Weber State Singers
Utah
Cedar High School
Parown High Courts
California papers ban sex ads in major move
Valley News becomes the third Southern California daily to restrict or ban sex movie ads, aligning with the Los Angeles Times and San Diego unions in a regional shift. The Valley News cites ads that primarily depict sex acts, as Otis Chandler’s Times also drops such ads immediately.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Valley News
Calfornia
J. Scott Schmidt
The
San Fernando Valley
Otis Chandler
Cambridge Man Climbs 300-Foot Steeple At First Baptist
Larry McCloud climbed the 300 foot church steeple in Cambridge Central Square and refused to descend. Police and relatives including his wife and daughter, a minister, and a psychologist attempted to coax him down as debris rained onto nearby grounds.
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Cambridge
Mass
UPD
First Baptist
Central Square
Larry McCloud
McCloud
Miners Return to Work Amid WV Kentucky Picket Spread
Roving pickets in West Virginia and Kentucky intensified as miners began returning to work in larger numbers. WV Coal Association reported 15,800 out today from 20,000 Tuesday. Pike County Eastern Kentucky saw strikes rise from 5,000 to 7,500. Ohio and Pennsylvania fields were normal. District 17 areas show about 8,000 at work while Jack Perry warns some will keep picketing until Arnold Miller clarifies contract termination terms before December 6.
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Charleston
W.va
UPI
West Virginia
Kentucky
West Virginia Coal Association
Pike County
District 30
Robert Carter
Pennsylvania
Ohio
WVCA
Dan Fields
District 29
District 31
District 17
Kanawha Coal Operators Association
Coal Association
Logan County
Mingo
Boone County
McDowel
Mercer
Jack Perry
Arnold Miller
Bituminous Coal Operators Association
Perry
Camel Lady Missing in Australian Desert Trek
Englishwoman Robin Davidson, 28, dubbed the Camel Lady, vanished nine days after leaving Glenayle cattle station en route from Alice Springs to Carnarvon. An aerial search near Wiluna found no trace of her four camels and a dog as locals reported no sightings along the area tracks.
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Perth
Australia
FPP
Robin Davidson
Gibson Desert
Alice Springs
Carnarvon
Miss Davidson
Glenayle
Wiluna
Earnheefy
Corman
Law
Wilmna
Peter Muir
Ccattmen
Rehabilitated Teng Out of Doonesbury Cartoon
UPI reports Teng Hsiogping, once disgraced during the cultural revolution, has been rehabilitated again and returns as the No. 2 figure in the Communist party and state machinery. He was previously cast into obscurity, rumored to be planting turnips.
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Peking
UPI
Doonesbury
Teng Hsig0- Ping
Teng
Communist Party
Valley View Health Care drives infant care fund raise
Valley View Health Care Foundation launches a Country Bazaar on Nov 5 to raise about 2500 for infant life saving equipment at Valley View Medical Center. Items include a heart rate monitor Doppler transducer isolette and humidity oxygen controls. Donations sought from individuals and groups with contact numbers listed.
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Jacque Riggs
Parowan
The
Valley View
Iron County
Brenda Stewart
Sue Foster
Cedar
Sharon Dalton
Cedar City Weather Turn Partly Cloudy With Gusty Winds
Cedar City is becoming partly cloudy tonight and Thursday with gusty southerly winds at times. Lows will be mid-50s and highs mid-80s. St George becomes generally fair tonight and Thursday with Lows in the upper 60s and highs in the upper 90s.
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Cedar City
St. George
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Teng Helaoping
S. California
Sitter
Nore
Robyn Davidson
National Geographic Society
Mao Tse-tung
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